策
cèCè HSK6

scheme, plan

策 cè frequency
bamboo slip noun
ancient writing surface made of bamboo strips tied together

他在博物馆里看到了古代的简策。

tā zài bó​wù​guǎn lǐ kàn​dào le gǔ​dài de jiǎn cè.

He saw ancient bamboo slips in the museum.

plan noun
a policy, scheme, or strategy; also refers to policy essays written for imperial examinations

这是一个万全之策。

zhè shì yī gè wàn​quán​zhī​cè.

This is a foolproof plan.

stroke noun
the upward horizontal stroke in Chinese calligraphy

“永”字八法中的第五法是策。

“ yǒng” zì bā fǎ zhōng de dì wǔ fǎ shì cè.

The fifth of the 'Eight Principles of Yong' is the 'ce' (flick) stroke.

to whip verb
to whip or urge a horse forward; to encourage or spur someone on; a riding crop

他策马在辽阔的草原上飞奔。

tā cè​mǎ zài liáo​kuò de cǎo​yuán shàng fēi​bēn.

He galloped across the vast grassland on his horse.

策 Cè
surname proper name
surname Ce

策是一个不常见的姓氏。

Cè shì yī gè bù cháng​jiàn de xìng​shì.

Ce is an uncommon surname.

Cross-References

Has variant

Frequency
Character
Written text
714th most common 270.8 per million
Movie subtitles
1,397th most common 50.7 per million appears in 24% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
2.21 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
10.4 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 6
Strokes
12
Unicode
U+7B56

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)